The AFRO-American Newspapers is considered the No. 1 African-American newspaper among Black consumers nationwide, according to the results of a survey released this week. Nielsen, a leading provider of ratings and other measurements, recently teamed up with ESSENCE magazine to conduct a ...

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent Carter G. Woodson had a dream – to legitimize and establish the true place of the Black race in the world’s history, and in so doing change the Negro’s view of himself and the public’s view of the Negro, leading to racial equality and an elevated ...

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent Socrates, the renowned Greek philosopher and sage, once urged his followers to “Know thyself.” Thousands of years later, that advice continued to resonate, becoming the underpinnings of Carter G. Woodson’s theories about the study of Black history. ...

Carter G. Woodson was in many ways a self-made man, a singular man whose greatness grew out of the ordinary. As such, there are but a few names – at least those recorded in the annals of formal history – one can point to as being the father of Black history’s heroes and sheroes. “There […]

Carter G. Woodson seemed born to defy the odds. The future father of Black history came into the world on Dec. 19, 1875, in New Canton, Va., during a time both of upheaval and promise. Twelve years before, President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing Black slaves from ...

Reactions from Black and civil rights leaders to the news of Attorney General Eric Holder’s imminent resignation was summarized best by President Obama. “This is bittersweet,” Obama said during a Sept. 25 press conference at the White House to announce Holder’s decision. After listing a set of ...

Eric Holder is resigning his post, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The United States attorney general will, however, remain in his post until a successor is in place. Holder, the 82nd attorney general and the first African American to serve in the role, had previously announced his ...

For the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, the call to social activism and service is like a fire shut up in his bones – something intrinsic and undeniable. “It is something that really has become part of my DNA,” said Bryant. For the 42-year-old Baltimore pastor, serving the community – whether directly ...

On Sept. 24, the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women will celebrate a quarter-century of advocacy and service toward the advancement of women of color. “It is indeed an honor and privilege to serve in a position of leadership at such an important time in ...

The North Carolina NAACP has decried an election ad by N.C. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R), saying it could mislead viewers on the status of the state’s voter ID requirement. The civil rights organization filed a complaint Sept. 15 with the state Board of Elections and the Guilford ...

The family of a Florida middle-school boy who committed suicide in mid-September said he was driven to commit the desperate act by bullies. Lamar Hawkins III, 14, used his father’s gun—which his family said was stored properly—to shoot himself Sept. 10 in a bathroom at Greenwood Lakes Middle ...

Spelman College, the liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, was named the nation’s top historically Black college or university for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. The publication’s 30th annual ranking of tertiary education institutions in the United States was ...